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Recovering St Helena’s cloud forest for wildlife & water security

 

Key Facts

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FUNDING SCHEME
Darwin Plus Main
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VALUE
£938,637
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WHERE
St Helena

Summary

This project will develop a sustainable, long-term and collaborative approach to managing St Helena’s unique cloud forest to enable nature recovery, improve water security, and provide a model for other key habitats on St Helena. This will be achieved by advancing cloud forest restoration and water monitoring, by addressing the key threats of plant pathogens and invasive species, and by developing a sustainable framework to scale restoration efforts to secure St Helena’s biodiversity.
 
Status Current
Reference DPLUS224
Round 13
Start 01/10/2025
End 30/09/2028

Project Leader


Project Partners
Government of St Helena, CABI International, Connect Saint Helena, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew), St Helena National Trust (SHNT), Species Recovery Trust


Regions
UKOT

Countries
St Helena

Documents:
Download: Application Form - DPLUS224 App - 09/10/2025